All generations and engines together · 100,289 MOT tests in the 2025 data · typical mileage at age 7: 66k
Middling among SUVs, by age and by mileage. Watch suspension and brakes. A fair used buy, provided its MOT history has no repeating suspension advisories.
Split by first-registration year. Cars registered in a changeover year can belong to either generation.
Owner folklore from forums and the motoring press, with how well each report stands up. Most of it never shows up in an MOT, which is why this section exists at all.
Warning lights for the self-levelling air suspension are one of the most repeated complaints across generations, with air compressors, height sensors and leaking air springs all named as culprits. It usually shows up as the car sitting low overnight or a warning light after a cold start, and parts-plus-labour for a compressor or spring typically runs into four figures once you're doing more than one corner. The measured MOT data backs this up, suspension is the standout fault category for this segment, though the data can't tell you which specific part is at fault, so a warning light is worth an inspection rather than a guess.
Owners of the 3.0 SDV6 diesel (2013-2022 cars) have reported serious low-mileage engine failures, including a crankshaft snapping at 63,000 miles and a full engine failure at under 33,000 miles where Land Rover covered most of the repair as goodwill. Earlier 2.7 and 3.0 TDV6 units in the 2005-2013 car have their own history of bearing and crankshaft problems, sometimes needing a full engine at costs quoted around £10,000. There's no public recall or TSB for this, but the goodwill payouts suggest Land Rover knows the pattern exists even if it isn't officially admitted.
A recurring theme is intermittent electrical faults that are hard to pin down: alternator/charging warnings that come and go, steering control functions reversing themselves, and ignition module software leaving cars unable to start. On older cars a failed fuse board can wipe security codes and force an ECU and lock replacement running into thousands. These are the kind of faults that pass an MOT one day and strand you on a driveway the next, and independent garages often struggle without JLR-specific diagnostic kit.
The dual-screen Touch Pro Duo system fitted to 2013-2022 cars is widely criticised as slow to respond and less capable than a phone-mirroring setup, with owners debating whether it's a genuine fault or just dated software design. It's not something that strands you, but a screen that freezes, lags on inputs, or drops Bluetooth repeatedly is a common gripe and can be a sign of a system overdue a software update rather than a hardware failure.
On the plug-in hybrid version, reviewers flag the high-voltage battery and hybrid electronics, along with exhaust system issues, as the current top areas owners report trouble with. This doesn't apply to diesel or straight petrol V6/V8 cars, but it matters if you're looking at a P400e: check the hybrid warranty is still live, since JLR's battery cover is shorter than some rivals offer.
On the supercharged 5.0 V8 (2005-2013 car), owners report the timing chain developing slack as the tensioner wears at higher mileage, with a proper repair quoted around £4,300 since it means stripping the front of the engine. It's specific to the V8 rather than the diesel range, and a rattly cold start or a check-engine light for cam timing is the tell.
Ranked from this model’s own MOT record, then from what owners report.
Saveable checklistThe physical checks its own defect data says are worth your time, most telling first.
These judge the seller’s upkeep rather than the model, and they are where the haggling money is.
The physical checks its own defect data says are worth your time, most telling first.
These judge the seller’s upkeep rather than the model, and they are where the haggling money is.
The physical checks its own defect data says are worth your time, most telling first.
These judge the seller’s upkeep rather than the model, and they are where the haggling money is.
Drawn from the reports above rather than the MOT data. These are the model-specific ones.
Computed from DVSA MOT results, all of Great Britain, 2025. Nothing here is opinion.
Share of tests where each item was recorded. The dark tick is the class average across all tracked models; bars are scaled within each group.
The rows that judge the model rather than its keeper. 42,184 tests in this band.
Tyres, pads and stone chips say more about how the car was driven and maintained than about how it was built.
Same segment (Family & large SUVs), best MOT record first. Compare before you shortlist.
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